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Thirty-three students have been selected as 2010 University Fellows for this summer, in a program that allows them to receive funding while conducting research with a faculty partner.

This is the eleventh year of the program. The 2010 University Fellows, with their project titles and faculty partners' names are below.

Joe Alvin '11 neuroscience major from White River Junction, VT Mechanism of Activation of the Transient Receptor Potential Ion Channel, ce-TRP-1, in Caenorhabditis elegans Faculty sponsor: Ana Estevez, biology Named Fellow: Phelps Family University Fellow	Alissa Beideck '11 neuroscience major from Saranac Lake, NY The Relationship Between Off-Campus Study and Academic Achievement for Students at St. Lawrence Faculty Sponsor: Cathy Crosby-Currie, psychology Daniel F. '65 and Ann H. Sullivan University Fellowship with partial support from the Valentine Psychology Fund	Isabella Bruno '11 conservation biology and fine arts major from Swarthmore, PA The Influence of Thyroid Hormone on Neural Development in the Intestines of Metamorphosing Tadpoles Faculty Sponsor: Alexander Schreiber, biology Phelps Family University Fellowship and Donald K. Rose University Fellowship
Joseph Chiarenzelli '11 philosophy major from Potsdam, NY Clarifying Cosmetic Psychopharmacology Faculty Sponsor: Jennifer Hansen, philosophy Walter H. Baumhoff University Fellowship and MacKay University Fellowship	Heather Christie '11 anthropology major, Asian studies minor from Foster, RI Indianization and Material Remains: Glass Bead Analysis and State Formation in South and Southeast Asia Faculty Sponsor: Shinu Abraham, asian studies Lorna A. Ness University Fellowship and Dennis Richey '74 University Fellowship	Nneka Chukwumah '12 government and economics major from Lagos, Nigeria Underdevelopment and the Banking Crisis in Nigeria Faculty Sponsor: Bob Blewett, economics Daniel F. '65 and Ann H. Sullivan University Fellowship
Carl Cornell '11 French major from Lebanon, CT C'est Zarbi! The French Slang Verlan and What it Means for the French Language Faculty Sponsor: Roy Caldwell, modern languages and literatures Daniel F. '65 and Ann H. Sullivan University Fellowship	Hannah Cowan '11 geology and biology major from Bethel, ME Macroinvertebrate Responses to Acidification and Heavy Metals in Headwater Streams of Northern New York Faculty Sponsor: Brad Baldwin, biology Piskor Family University Fellowship and Daniel F. '65 and Ann H. Sullivan University Fellowship	John Curle '12 history major from Plattsburgh, NY Abraham Lincoln on Emancipation: Long-term Plan or Changing Viewpoint? Faculty Sponsor: Liz Regosin, history Harold P. Juckett '53 Student Research Fellowship
Tandazani Dhlakama '11 fine arts and government major from Harare, Zimbabwe Life Cycles: An Intercultural Investigation of Progression through Painting Faculty Sponsor: Kasarian Dane, fine arts Daniel F. '65 and Ann H. Sullivan University Fellowship	Matthew Dodge '12 economics and mathematics major from Meredith, NH The Sales Tax vs. The Real Estate Tax: Overcoming St. Lawrence County's 2011 Budget Deficit Faculty Sponsor: Peter FitzRandolph, economics Daniel F. '65 and Ann H. Sullivan University Fellowship	Andrea Dore '11 chemistry major from Sharon, VT The Synthesis of Novel Piperine Analogs: Potential Modulators of the TRPV1 Receptor that Possess Analgesic Activity Faculty Sponsor: Larry French, chemistry Ferguson Family University Fellowship and Stradling Student Research Fellowship
Matthew Hayes '11 chemistry major from Lake George, NY Analytical Extraction and Quantification of Lead Acetate in Lip Gloss: Raising Awareness of Unlabeled Leaded Cosmetics Faculty Sponsor: Matthew Skeels, chemistry Donald K. Rose University Fellowship	Krystyna Kornecki '12 geology major from Keeseville, NY 2D and 3D Subsurface mapping of Red River formation, Williston Basin, North Dakota Faculty Sponsor: Antun Husinec, geology Jack and Sylvia Burry University Fellowship and Alumni Geology University Fellowship	Danielle Lanphear '11 English major, European studies and film studies minor from Minerva, NY "But I'm a woman": Black Female Subjectivity in Modern American Fiction Faculty Sponsor: Bruce Weiner, English St. Lawrence University Fellowship
Kiersten LaPorte '12 chemistry major from St. Albans, VT Investigating the Effect of Growing Conditions on Medicinally Relevant Compounds in Coptis chinensis Faculty Sponsor: Matthew Skeels, chemistry Donald K. Rose University Fellowship	Stefan Leo-Nyquist '11 neuroscience major from Shelburne, VT Can Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles Delay the Onset of Disease Symptoms in a Mouse Model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis? Faculty Sponsor: Bill DeCoteau, psychology Donald K. Rose University Fellowship	Elizabeth Lewis '11 neuroscience major, religious studies minor from Worthington, MA A Novel Therapeutic Approach to Multiple Sclerosis: Astaxanthin-Mediated Suppression of Cytokine Production in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis Faculty Sponsor: Karin Heckman, biology Eric S. Smith '30 University Fellowship
Alan Martino '11 sociology major, Caribbean and Latin American studies minor from Praia Grande SP, Brazil Sexuality Among Individuals with Disability: A Study on the Institutional Policies and Actions of Non-Profit and For Profit Organizations Faculty Sponsor: Leah Rolfsen, sociology Daniel F. '65 and Ann H. Sullivan University Fellowship	Kathryn McHugh '11 biochemistry major, English minor from Lowville, NY The Effect of Cell Membrane Composition on Protein Aggregation into Fibers Faculty Sponsor: Nadia Marano, chemistry Chris Koski '79 Honorary University Fellowship	James Melville '12 English major from Canton, NY Shades of Grey: Fairy Tales For a Modern Audience Faculty Sponsor: Pedro Ponce, English Daniel F. '65 and Ann H. Sullivan University Fellowship
Brianna Molter '11 biology major from Glastonbury, CT The Effects of White Nose Syndrome (Geomyces destructans) on the Relative Abundance of Nine Species of Bats Found in Different Habitats of St. Lawrence County Faculty Sponsor: Erika Barthelmess, biology Daniel F. '65 and Ann H. Sullivan University Fellowship	John T. Murphy '11 geology major, chemistry minor from Carthage, NY Health of the Headwaters: Initial Action towards Identifying and Improving the Quality of Stream Water in St. Lawrence County Faculty Sponsor: Jeff Chiarenzelli, geology Thompson-Weatherup Family Charitable Foundation University Fellowship	Amelia Oates '12 geology major from Canandaigua, NY Time-Series (Spectral) Analysis of Shallow-Marine Platform Carbonate Cycles, Croatia Faculty Sponsor: Antun Husinec, geology Linus Gilbert University Fellowship
Warren Perdrizet '11 conservation biology and Spanish major from Long Valley, NJ Common Bryophytes of the Northeast: A Field Guide to Identification Faculty Sponsor: Karl McKnight, biology Daniel F. '65 and Ann H. Sullivan University Fellowship	Kelly Prime '12 neuroscience major, Canajoharie, NY The Role of the Nucleus Accumbens in Carbon Dioxide-Induced Anxiety Faculty Sponsor: Bill DeCoteau, psychology Daniel F. '65 and Ann H. Sullivan University Fellowship	Meg Randall '12 religious studies major, anthropology minor from DeRuyter, NY The University & Universalism: The Relationship Between St. Lawrence University and the Universalist Church Faculty Sponsor: Laura Desmond, religious studies Kathryn Fraser Mackay University Fellowship and Whitcavitch-DeVoy University Fellowship
Kylie Rock '12 biology major from Westport, NY Assessment of Mercury Levels on Bullfrog Tadpoles Living in Natural and Created Wetlands in the St. Lawrence River Valley Faculty Sponsor: Marilyn Mayer, biology Daniel F. '65 and Ann H. Sullivan University Fellowship	Shayla Snyder '11 English/French major and European studies minor from Madison, NY Woman reading Holocaust: A Personal History Faculty Sponsor: Bob Cowser, English Daniel F. '65 and Ann H. Sullivan University Fellowship	Shelby Southworth '12 conservation biology major, computer science minor from Pawtucket, RI Bird-Friendly Hayfields as Refugia for North Country Obligate Grassland Birds Faculty Sponsor: Susan Willson, biology Daniel F. '65 and Ann H. Sullivan University Fellowship
Janet Sun '11 English and biology major from New York, NY Voices from a Distant Land: A Look into the Life and Legacy of Tao-Guo Xiu Faculty Sponsor: Sid Sondergard, English Daniel F. '65 and Ann H. Sullivan University Fellowship	Brittanie Taillon '11 English major from Canton, NY Education for Change: Exploring the Failings of Sexual Health Education and Illuminating the Devastating Results Faculty Sponsor: Paul Graham, English Daniel F. '65 and Ann H. Sullivan University Fellowship	James Virnelli '11 chemistry major from Saugus, MA Looking Toward the Sky: Embracing the Sun as a Source for Positive Global Change Faculty Sponsor: Samantha Glazier, chemistry Daniel F. '65 and Ann H. Sullivan University Fellowship

Posted: April 23, 2010

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